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| Lava Fields |
Visiting Craters of the Moon National Monument was one of
those spur of the moment deals. Last
night we decided to take a roundabout way to Boise, ID by doing a drive through
of Craters of the Moon. Once we got here
we noticed the campground set around the lava fields and decided to set up camp
for the night.
We dropped off the
trailer and headed into the Monument area.
It feels very much like Hawaii Volcano National Park…open, desolate,
lava rocks, hot and windy.
Cooper once again cannot be on the trails so we took turns checking out the scenery…darn Park Service. We took turns hiking the trails…mostly paved to protect the landscape. Of course we took loads of pictures…always can find something interesting even when it looks dead.
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| Huge cinder cone we could climb...on the other side we found this... |
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Huge tree...somewhat surprising given the dryness
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| Camping in a lava field |
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| Naptime |
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| Sunset |
It was nice to watch sunset over the lava fields. Not an awful lot of color, but none the less
we sat and watched until all the color was gone. It was also nice not to have to dress out for
cold…the wind died down a good bit and the temperature stayed in the
fifties. Waking up early to head to
Diamond Lake, Oregon we were lucky to see a beautiful sunrise…our first. It seems we’ve missed all the others even
when we are up early enough.
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Sunrise view from tent
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| a'a lava |
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| Once living tree...then you're dead |
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Clear skies over lava
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| Star flower |
We will have to see if Oregon is as spectacular as last year...thunderstorms and wildfires are close to the area.
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